- engird
- transitive verb Date: 1566 archaic gird, encompass
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
engird
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Engird — En*gird , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engirded} or {Engirt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Engirding}.] [Pref. en + gird. Cf. {Ingirt}.] To gird; to encompass. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
engird — index circumscribe (surround by boundary), contain (enclose), embrace (encircle), encompass (surround), include … Law dictionary
engird — [en gʉrd′ l] vt. engirdled, engirdling [en gʉrd′] vt. engirt or engirded, engirding Archaic to encircle; encompass; gird: also engirdle [en gʉrd′ l] vt. engirdled, engirdling … English World dictionary
engird — /en gerrd /, v.t., engirt or engirded, engirding. to encircle; encompass: The equator engirds the earth. [1560 70; EN 1 + GIRD1] * * * … Universalium
engird — verb to ingirt … Wiktionary
engird — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Archaic. To encircle with or as if with a band: band1, begird, belt, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring.1 See EDGE … English dictionary for students
engird — en·gird || ɪn gÉœËd v. encompass, encircle (i.e. with a strap); surround; prepare, equip … English contemporary dictionary
engird — v. a. Surround, environ, gird, begird, encircle, encompass … New dictionary of synonyms
engird — v encircle, circle, surround, encompass, environ, outline, circumscribe, delineate; gird, begird, girdle, belt; circumvent, beset, entrap, trap … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
engird — en·gird … English syllables
